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UK CHARTS: FIFA’s fifth week running at No.1

No change at the top of the UK All Formats Charts this week, with FIFA holding onto the No.1 spot. It’s the fifth consecutive week at the top for EA’s best-selling football game, and the seventh in total since the game’s release last September. It was followed by Bethesda’s The …

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UK CHARTS: FIFA still No.1

FIFA 12 is the UK No.1 for the fourth consecutive week. It was a tough week for games retail with sales down week-over-week, and there was a distinct lack of new titles on shelves. FIFA is followed closely by Ubisoft’s Just Dance 3, which is up two places. Elder Scrolls …

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UK CHARTS: FIFA 12 still top

Electronic Arts maintains its grip on the top of the charts with FIFA 12 at No.1 and Battlefield 3 at No.2. Both titles saw a 63 per cent drop in sales, but Battlefield 3 manages to climb one place. Last week’s No.2, Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3, slips to …

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Bethesda takes UK Christmas video games No.1

Some Christmas traditions don’t last forever – and Skyrim has smashed the eight-year grip Electronic Arts and Activision has had on the Xmas No.1. Bethesda’s Elder Scrolls game held the top spot after rocketing to the top of the charts last week, just 15,000 units ahead of Just Dance 3. …

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UK CHARTS: Retail discounts see Skyrim fly to No.1

Fierce retail price cutting has put Bethesda’s Elder Scrolls V at the top of the UK charts this week. Data from GfK/Chart-Track for the week ending Saturday, September 10th shows that the game on average dropped 13 across the High Street last week. A hugely popular deal at Gamestation saw …

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UK CHARTS: MW3 in control as Top Ten stabilises

Activision’s Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 is the UKIE Gfk Chart-Track All Formats No.1 for the third week in a row. Notably, that’s another achievement that predecessor Black Ops failed to manage, as that was knocked off the top in its third week by Sony’s Gran Turismo 5. There …

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UK CHARTS: Modern Warfare 3 resists new release rivals

Activision’s Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 has resisted an avalanche of new releases to remain at No.1 in the UKIE Gfk Chart-Track All Formats Top 40. It does so despite an 87 per cent week-on-week decline in sales. Ubisoft’s Assassin’s Creed: Revelations was the strongest newcomer, debuting at No.2. …

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UK CHARTS: MW3 is No.1; Biggest UK week ever; Falls short of Black Ops

Activision’s Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 has assumed its pre-determined position at the top of the UKIE GfK Chart-Track All Formats Top 40. It helped the UK games sector to its biggest weekly return ever, making 120.8m, beating previous record holder Week 45 in 2010. MW3 revenue for the …

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UK CHARTS: Battlefield 3 holds on

Despite dropping 54 per cent of its sales compared to last week, EA has fended off some strong opposition to remain the UKIE Gfk Chart-Track All Formats No.1 for the second week in a row. It’s the first time a game in the Battlefield series that has retained its place …

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UK CHARTS: Batman Arkham City is the new No.1

Having enchanted critics, Warner Bros’ Batman: Arkham City has also cast a spell on the British public. The game is the new UKIE Gfk ChartTrack’s All Formats No.1, knocking former chart-topper FIFA 12 into second place. Batman becomes the fourth biggest launch of the year to date behind, FIFA 12, …

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